viii Contents
Chapter 3 Planning for Play 29
Create a Well-Ordered Environment 31
Provide Materials that Will Engage the Children 34
Change Materials 38
Write Plans for Play 41
Chapter 4 Ways to Help Children Make Choices 43
Help Children Make Meaningful Choices 44
Establish Procedures for Making Choices 45
Help Children Make Open Choices 46
Place Limits on Areas 48
Use Choosing Boards 50
Make Some Choices for Children 53
Procedures for Learning Areas 57
Signals to Get Children’s Attention 58
Allow Enough Time for Deep Play to Develop 59
Chapter 5 Interacting with Children to enhance Play 63
Intentional Teaching 66
How to Get Play Started 69
Know When to Enter and Exit the Play 71
Sustain Play through Well-Timed Interventions 77
Coach and Mentor the Players 84
Chapter 6 Provoking Children into More Complex Play 89
Field Trips and Special Visitors 93
Use Books as Provocations 93
Offer New Materials 94
Consider Groupings of Children 98
Provocations for Younger Preschoolers 100
Provocations for Older Preschoolers and Kindergartners 101
Provocations and Emotions 103
The Power of Emotions and Play 106